Author: The Big Give

Funds raised On 5th October 2017 the Big Give launched an emergency match fund to support relief efforts for Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The appeal raised £242,446 thanks to generous public donations which were doubled by philanthropists, trusts and foundations, including the Reed Foundation. The match fund was set up in collaboration … Continued

The Summer Give campaign in partnership with the Childhood Trust raised over £778,000 to help children in London over the school holidays. We ran the Summer Give Awards to recognise the campaign’s most successful participating charities. We are now delighted to share news of the winners with you. How were they judged? How much they … Continued

Our biggest individual campaign to date Today, Wednesday 6th September, marks twelve weeks since the Grenfell Tower tragedy. In the hours after the fire, the Big Give chose to work with local charity The K&C Foundation to set up an online match funding campaign to raise funds for those affected by the fire.This has been … Continued

On Saturday 17th June our Director, Alex Day, was interviewed on Sky News about our Grenfell Tower appeal. You can watch the full interview below. We are working with a generous group of philanthropists and funders who are doubling donations to our Grenfell Tower appeal. All donations will be directed to The Kensington and Chelsea Foundation … Continued

Following the devastating events at Grenfell Tower, Latimer Road earlier this week, we launched an emergency campaign to raise vital funds to support all those affected by the tragedy. The campaign raised over £1 million in the first 48 hours with the total continuing to rise. Today our Director, Alex Day, visited West Kensington and told us about … Continued

We are delighted to announce that this year’s Summer Give campaign has been the most successful yet, raising over £778,000 for London charities in partnership with The Childhood Trust. Half of the total was raised by generous public donations to 36 local children’s charities, supporting over 5000 disadvantaged children. Donations were doubled by the Childhood … Continued

“You gotta learn to listen, listen to learn You gotta learn to listen, before you get burned” – The Ramones At the beginning of 2016 we conducted our first ever in-depth charity consultation; an opportunity to really listen to our key customers about what was important to them. One of the key topics … Continued

London, 15 May 2017: Research by London’s child poverty charity, The Childhood Trust, has found that vulnerable and disadvantaged children in London are facing a high threat of gang violence, sexual exploitation, or neglect during the summer holidays if it wasn’t for the provision of small, local charities. The research with 22 charities providing support … Continued

Donations doubled to raise emergency funds Working closely with the DEC and other humanitarian organisations, the Big Give launched an emergency match fund for East Africa on 15th March. In just two weeks, the campaign raised over £445,000 thanks to generous donations from the public. Donations were generously matched by philanthropists, trusts and foundations including the … Continued

The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign run by the Big Give. The Awards have been established to recognise the best performing of the hundreds of charities that take part each year. How were they judged? Charities who met or exceeded their fundraising targets were eligible to apply. A judging panel, … Continued